Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

1. Section 1 of P.L.1985,
c.231 (C.18A:62-4.1) is amended to read as follows:

1. a. United States military personnel and their dependents who are living in New Jersey and are attending
public institutions of higher education in New Jersey shall be regarded as
residents of the State for the purpose of determining tuition.

b. A veteran attending a
public institution of higher education in New Jersey shall be regarded as a
resident of the State for the purpose of determining tuition.

As used in this subsection,
“veteran” means a person who has served on active duty in the Armed Forces of
the United States and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions
other than dishonarable.

(cf: P.L.1985, c.231, s.1)

2. This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

This bill will be known and
referred to as the “New Jersey Tuition Equality for America’s Military (NJTEAM)
Act.” The bill provides that a veteran who is attending a public institution
of higher education in New Jersey will be regarded as a resident of the State,
thereby enabling the veteran to pay an in-State tuition rate.

A “veteran” for the purposes
of this bill is a person who has served on active duty in the Armed Forces of
the United States and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions
other than dishonarable.